"""General Electric -- General Electric cleaned house in the offseason, but is not yet being fully rewarded for its efforts. In 2016, the company completed a multi-year effort to shed the bulk of its financial assets in a bid to lose the costly """"Financially Significant Institution"""" label it earned in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis. GE, a holding in Jim Cramer's Action Alerts PLUS charitable portfoliois no longer Too Big to Fail, but Wall Street doesn't seem to think it's lean and mean enough yet, either. The industrial conglomerate's shares are flat since the election after surging by nearly 10% in the first month following Donald Trump's ascension. Indeed, the company is still working its way through a massive noncore divestiture program as it aims to clean up the backcourt and focus on its key assets. In March, GE shipped off its waste water unit to French water and waste treatment company Suez SA for $3.2 billion as it works to gain regulator approval for the acquisition of Baker Hughes. In December, the company also said it would sell its $3 billion industrial solutions business. Neverthless, GE may need to do more than pare assets this playoff season if it hopes to regain investor confidence after a weak fourth quarter.The company has actually had a negative return over the last 4 months, but its status a premier Blue-chipper and its play in a tough conference (energy) the company deserved a bid to the tourney.CloseNov. 11: $30.71Close March 3: $30.12Regular season performance: -1.9%"""
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